AOR-E
WEATHER BULLETIN FOR THE HIGH SEAS FOR METAREA VII WEST OF 20E.
ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE 22nd OF MAY 2024 AT 08:30 UTC.
FOR SOUTH-EAST SECTOR OF METAREA. VII, PREPARED BY REUNION, SEE AREA 2 BELOW.
NOTE: WX OBSERVATIONS.
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COULD ALL VESSELS EXPERIENCING UNEXPECTED, SEVERE WX/SEA STATE PLEASE MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO REPORT THIS TO SAWS VIA CAPE TOWN RADIO.
AREA 1:
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FORECAST VALID FROM 221000 TO 231000 UTC:
WIND IN KNOTS, WAVE HEIGHTS IN METERS. NO SEA STATE GIVEN IF WAVES LESS THAN 3M.
NOTE THE WIND SPEEDS QUOTED HERE ARE THE EXPECTED AVERAGE SPEEDS.
INDIVIDUAL GUSTS MAY EXCEED THESE VALUES BY A FACTOR OF UP TO 1.5.
WAVE HEIGHTS ARE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHTS, WHICH MAY BE ACCOMPANIED BY INDIVIDUAL WAVES 1.5 TO 2.0 TIMES HIGHER.
GALE FORCE WARNINGS:
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NIL.
SYNOPTIC CHART 06:00Z
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High 35s09w 1030 hPa
High 31s54e 1034 hPa
Cold Front: 43s24e, 50s29e into 54s24e (976 hPa).
AREA FORECAST:
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ASCENSION (06S/15S, 00E/20W):
WIND : S to SE 10 to 15.
VIS : Good.
ANGOLA (06S/15S, 00E/00N):
WIND : S to SE 10 to 15, but SW 05 to 15 in the extreme east.
VIS : Good.
ST HELENA (15S/30S, 00E/20W):
WIND : E to SE 15 to 25 but NE 15 to 25 in the south-west.
VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and rain in places in the south.
TRADES (15S/30S, 00E/WEST COAST):
WIND : S to SE 10 to 20 reaching 25 in the south-west and in places
in the south-east towards midnight.
VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and rain in the south-west.
TRISTAN (30S/40SE, 00E/20W):
WIND : Anti-cyclonic 10 to 20.
VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and rain in the north-west at
first.
SEA STATE: 3.0m SW swell in the south-east during the first half of the
period.
CAPE WEST (30S/40S, 00E/20E):
WIND : S to SW 10 to 20 in the south, otherwise SE 15 to 25.
VIS : Good.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m SW swell in the east and south, subsiding from the
west from midnight.
ENDS DE CAPE TOWN RADIO/ZSC+
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